Courses
Free courses about the technology behind your website, email and domain name. Each course consists of short lessons with explanations, examples and exercises. You don't need an account for them.
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DNS course
You'll learn how DNS works, from nameservers and A records to SPF, DKIM, DMARC and DNSSEC. In short lessons with quizzes and lookup exercises, you'll practise with real domains, so you can read and set up records yourself.
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Email in order: setting up and making sure it arrives properly
You'll learn how to set up a mailbox on your computer and phone, and what IMAP, SMTP and ports mean. You'll also see why mail sometimes ends up in spam and how SPF, DKIM and DMARC make sure your messages arrive properly.
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Switching to a European cloud
You'll learn the difference between an American and a European cloud service and what that means for your data and the GDPR. Step by step, you'll see how to transfer files, calendars and contacts and how to collaborate on documents afterwards.
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WordPress course
You'll learn how to install, set up and maintain a WordPress site. Themes, plugins, updates, backups and security are covered, so you can manage your site yourself.
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Staying safe online for business owners
You'll learn how to protect your business against phishing, hijacked accounts and data breaches. Strong passwords, two-factor authentication and backups are covered, as well as what to do if things go wrong anyway.
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A web shop with WooCommerce
You learn how to set up a web shop with WooCommerce and keep it safe. Products, VAT and selling to other EU countries, shipping, payments, the right of withdrawal, terms and caching are covered, with assignments on your own shop.
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Getting found online
You learn how search engines find and understand your site and what you can do yourself: Search Console, robots.txt, sitemap, speed, structured data, your business profile and pages that really answer questions.
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VPS and Linux server administration
You learn to run your own server, from the first SSH login to Docker: keys, users and sudo, updates, firewall and fail2ban, systemd and logs, a web server with https, backups with restic, monitoring and what to do when things go wrong.
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Choosing and managing a domain name
You'll learn how to choose a good domain name and which extension suits you. You'll also see how registering, renewing and transferring work and why the holder details matter, so your domain stays yours.
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Creating a website with AI Bouwer
You'll learn how to create your own website with AI Bouwer, from the initial setup to a site that's live online. You'll see how to edit texts, photos and pages and what you'll maintain yourself afterwards.
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Using webmail
You'll learn to work with webmail: reading, sending and organising mail into folders. Signatures, filters, an out-of-office message and your address book are also covered.
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